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Interpretation:
The structures for the compounds A and B that are produced in the photochemical chlorination of the given alkane are to be deduced and the factors that influencing their distribution are to be discussed.
Concept introduction:
If the hydrogens in
Among alkanes, tertiary hydrogens are replaced faster than secondary, and secondary faster than primary.
The ratio of the monochlorination products depends on the type of hydrogen that is abstracted by the chlorine atom and the free radical that is formed.
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